Gerry Boyle

Gerry Boyle is a crime novelist based in Maine. Boyle is the author of a dozen novels, including the acclaimed Jack McMorrow mystery series, featuring ex-New York Times reporter Jack McMorrow and his social-worker girlfriend Roxanne Masterson. Boyle is also the author of a second mystery series featuring rookie Portland cop Brandon Blake. Boyle recently completed the tenth Jack McMorrow novel, Once Burned, and, with his daughter, freelance writer Emily Westbrooks, a stand-alone crime novel set in Ireland, The Dead Samaritan. A former newspaper reporter and columnist, Boyle is the editor of the alumni magazine of Colby College, his alma mater. He lives with his wife Mary in a small village on a lake in central Maine. He is available for talks at libraries and book clubs and general appearances. [Photo credit: Nancy Trueworthy]